2223 V5 P1 - W44

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Reading Comprehension

                        Part 2

2324 V5 P1

Recap Part 1

Step 1 Background check

Step 2 Type determination (text)

Step 3 Questions

Through practice, this becomes a matter of seconds.

Questions

Step 4: Goal determination

What could they want from you? 

why important? 

1 So you understand the validity of a source; consider the difference between The Guardian and your conspiracy-theorist uncle on Facebook.  

2 New information may have been discovered since it was written; if a source is 20 years old, the information might not be valid anymore.

Questions

Step 4: Goal determination

- find relevant information: in which paragraph ... 

- figure out the main idea: what is made clear about...

- show the author's opinion: why does the author state...

- determine the tone: positive/negative, satire, irony

why important? 

1 So you understand the validity of a source; consider the difference between The Guardian and your conspiracy-theorist uncle on Facebook.  

2 New information may have been discovered since it was written; if a source is 20 years old, the information might not be valid anymore.

Questions

Step 5: Type determination (questions)

Which types of questions do you know? 

why important? 

1 So you understand the validity of a source; consider the difference between The Guardian and your conspiracy-theorist uncle on Facebook.  

2 New information may have been discovered since it was written; if a source is 20 years old, the information might not be valid anymore.

Questions

Step 5: Type determination (questions)

- open Qs: why does the author say; quote the opinion...

- true/false Qs: are the following statements true/false...

- multiple choice Qs

  > this includes gap Qs

why important? 

1 So you understand the validity of a source; consider the difference between The Guardian and your conspiracy-theorist uncle on Facebook.  

2 New information may have been discovered since it was written; if a source is 20 years old, the information might not be valid anymore.

Open Questions

Goals:

- explain what's meant with this phrase...

- quote the first two words of...

- summarise the findings of the research...

Open Questions

Method:

- write succinctly, to the point.
   It's a reading exam, not a writing exam. 

- quote exactly  the way they want you to: first two words, first two words and last two words, with or without page numbers...

- always write in Dutch, unless asked for a quote. 

What type of tone
was used in the cartoon?

1. irony
2. satire

"Noteer de eerste twee woorden van..."

In which language do you write?

1. Dutch
2. English

True/False Questions

Method:

- if you can't find it in the text, it's automatically false

   (do make sure you searched well enough)

- the statements are either in alphabetical order,

   or in order of when they occur in the text.